Air Asia flight QZ8501 missing
Air Asia flight QZ8501 missing
Another flight has gone missing - this time an Air Asia flight between Indonesia and Singapore. Details are sketchy right now, but it seems the pilot asked for an unusual flightpath on the route, before losing contact with ATC.
162 people on board.
162 people on board.
Very scary stuff I'm watching here considering I (and probably many of you) fly with Air Asia all the time. This flight was reportedly en route from Indonesia to Singapore. 162 people on board.
http://rt.com/news/218147-air-asia-flight-missing/
http://rt.com/news/218147-air-asia-flight-missing/
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Latest tweets are saying they might have been hit by severe weather.
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I saw yesterday that N. Malaysia is experiencing extreme flooding due to the NE Monsoon, not a good time to be flying in that area.
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Can't imagine the distress of the passengers and their families. Hope they'll have information soon.
I really hope they find this plane and its passengers safe and sound.
I'm not a negative person, I encourage people all the time...it's usually to f**k off! But, whatever.
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Jaysus,
The area is getting like the fugging Bermuda Triangle.
Bad weather, thunderstorms apparently.
Makes you wonder if there are design issues in storms with these composite planes or something?
''As composites can have as little as 1/1,000th the electrical conductivity of aluminum, conductive material is added to ameliorate potential risks and to meet FAA requirements. FAA management also planned to adjust requirements to help the 787 show compliance''
''The composite frames will feature aluminium strips to ensure the electrical continuity of the fuselage (for dissipating lightning strikes).[44] Airbus will use a full mock up fuselage to develop the wiring, a different approach from the A380, on which the wiring was all done on computers''
Playing with Lightning in the Name of Aircraft Safety
July 23, 2013
''Aircraft historically are made out of aluminum," said Sandra Koppen, an electrical engineer and the manager of NASA Langley's High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Lab. "A lightning strike hits it, it conducts all that current and voltage right across the aircraft. It does not go inside — usually. Usually it's just right off the tail or off the wingtips."
That's not the case with composites, which don't have the conductivity of aluminum. To work around that, manufacturers embed a metal mesh on the surface of the composite material — typically aluminum or copper. The mesh adds conductivity to help prevent lightning from doing catastrophic damage, but it also adds weight.
According to Koppen, the SansEC sensors, which are made of a thin, lightweight copper foil, could eventually replace the metal mesh.
"What we are endeavoring to do is create a multi-function sensor that will perform the same function as that metal mesh," she said, "but in addition it gives you damage measurement capability."
http://www.nasa.gov/larc/lightning-tests/
The area is getting like the fugging Bermuda Triangle.
Bad weather, thunderstorms apparently.
Makes you wonder if there are design issues in storms with these composite planes or something?
''As composites can have as little as 1/1,000th the electrical conductivity of aluminum, conductive material is added to ameliorate potential risks and to meet FAA requirements. FAA management also planned to adjust requirements to help the 787 show compliance''
''The composite frames will feature aluminium strips to ensure the electrical continuity of the fuselage (for dissipating lightning strikes).[44] Airbus will use a full mock up fuselage to develop the wiring, a different approach from the A380, on which the wiring was all done on computers''
Playing with Lightning in the Name of Aircraft Safety
July 23, 2013
''Aircraft historically are made out of aluminum," said Sandra Koppen, an electrical engineer and the manager of NASA Langley's High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Lab. "A lightning strike hits it, it conducts all that current and voltage right across the aircraft. It does not go inside — usually. Usually it's just right off the tail or off the wingtips."
That's not the case with composites, which don't have the conductivity of aluminum. To work around that, manufacturers embed a metal mesh on the surface of the composite material — typically aluminum or copper. The mesh adds conductivity to help prevent lightning from doing catastrophic damage, but it also adds weight.
According to Koppen, the SansEC sensors, which are made of a thin, lightweight copper foil, could eventually replace the metal mesh.
"What we are endeavoring to do is create a multi-function sensor that will perform the same function as that metal mesh," she said, "but in addition it gives you damage measurement capability."
http://www.nasa.gov/larc/lightning-tests/
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Hope to goodness that the folks will be ok.
It's another in a pattern that is becoming increasingly prevalent, nowadays.
In 1945, Flight 19 disappeared in the you-know-where area. Experiments with 'New Technology'?
Think about it! If they can split the atom, surely, they can interfere with hydraulics/positioning /steering technology ?
In 1983 the Korean Airlines flight, leading to the 'Evil Empire' dub by Ronnie Raygun.
MH 370.
Another MH Flight goes awry - to discredit Putin? Other methods have been tried!
Now this. I hope I am completely and utterly wrong, but it doesn't look good. Troubled times ahead, folks.
It's another in a pattern that is becoming increasingly prevalent, nowadays.
In 1945, Flight 19 disappeared in the you-know-where area. Experiments with 'New Technology'?
Think about it! If they can split the atom, surely, they can interfere with hydraulics/positioning /steering technology ?
In 1983 the Korean Airlines flight, leading to the 'Evil Empire' dub by Ronnie Raygun.
MH 370.
Another MH Flight goes awry - to discredit Putin? Other methods have been tried!
Now this. I hope I am completely and utterly wrong, but it doesn't look good. Troubled times ahead, folks.
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Attributed to Napoleon
Yes springrain, you're utterly and completely wrong, but don't let that stop you from rubbing your hands with glee at another ridiculous conspiracy theory.
The plane flew into some bad weather, as the pilot's request to fly at 38000 feet to avoid clouds and a storm a few minutes before it was lost.
The plane flew into some bad weather, as the pilot's request to fly at 38000 feet to avoid clouds and a storm a few minutes before it was lost.
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